Vol. 1, Issue 5 May 2019 KEEPING YOU UP-TO-DATE MONTHLY WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN SHELBY COUNTY, TN LETTER FROM THE EDITOR By Yvonne D. Nelson, Ph.D. There are always so many things to do, places to go, and people to see in and around Memphis, TN. This makes it extremely hard to pick up on every important event that is going on! This month, I had quite a few programs and events to choose from to attend. Several overlapping events meant that I had to attend one or another, which made the need for our citywide, free event online calendar even more obvious to me. So where do you look to find out what’s going on in Memphis? Please visit our blog at iLoveShelbyCounty.com soon to let us know where else we can be looking for events to attend too! We have now successfully published NEWSCENE for our first full quarter with this edition. We are looking forward to being able to present a few hundred print copies during our next quarter and we invite you to join our advisory board and to make a tax-deductible contribution to our success. As you know, we depend heavily on you to spread the word about NEWSCENE. Your willingness to share links to featured stories to create new viewers, your desire to submit calendar events, pictures, and stories about events that have recently taken place, and your desire to support us through advertisements featuring local businesses and activities is appreciated. This newsletter is for you and about you and the things you know about that are happening in your communities. I am depending on you to make sure I have accurate meeting dates and fresh content for each monthly NEWSCENE edition. Call me at 901-300-0250, write me at I Love Shelby County, Attn: Senior Publicist, P.O. Box 9146, Memphis, TN 38190-0146, or email Memphis.Meetings@gmail.com. We definitely want to hear from you soon! Thank you, Yvonne UT Martin Wildlife and Fisheries graduate and Naturalist, Tel Glenn, an employee at Reel Foot Lake State Park, is shown with Storm, a five-year old Bald Eagle who was injured in the park during a storm. Story and Pictures by Dr. Yvonne D. Nelson SCOUTS ROCK AT GRACELAND Hundreds of Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts from all over the country look forward to the Scouts Rock at Graceland day, an annual event where they can learn new skills and earn achievements toward ranks or pin/belt loop/merit badge requirements in American Heritage, citizenship, collections, forestry, service opportunities, journalism and photography. This year’s event was held from 10 am until 3 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Graceland Soundstage A, a 20,000 square-foot venue for live music performances, movie screenings, video productions, private events, corporate meetings, conference, and trade show exhibitions located in the new Graceland entertainment and exhibit complex in Memphis, TN. Scouts and those accompanying them were treated to a tour of the Graceland Mansion, visited the two airplanes on the property, saw the horses grazing, enjoyed special Scout Day events and activities, and had access to the entire Elvis Presley’s Memphis Entertainment Complex featuring 12 exhibits and attractions. In addition to bringing nonperishable food items to be donated to the Mid-South Food Bank, scouts were able to design a card to be sent to the U.S. Military through the American Red Cross and earned various badges and achievements that increased their scouting knowledge and abilities through activities finding and identifying trees, learning about museums and careers in museum studies, and
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